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Articles and research on rare and common Australian Geckos and Australian Gecko husbandry and breeding.

Articles on Rare and Common Australian Geckos

» Nephrurus Laevissimus (Smooth Knob Tailed Gecko)
This solitary species of terrestrial gekkonid is primarily endemic in the arid regions of the Australian continent from Southern Northern Territory to Northern South Australia and incorporating the Western Australian region...
» Cyrtodactylus Louisiadensis (Ring Tailed Gecko)
A native species to Far North Queensland and the only species in Australia under the Cyrtodactylus genus, with most species of the genus being found throughout the greater Asian region and Papua New Guinea...
» Nephrurus Asper (Rough Knob-Tailed Gecko)
Last season was the first season I allowed my adult breeding pair of Nephrurus Asper to breed as I believe in nature they reproduce at quite a young age...
» Arboreal Geckos (Oedura Genus)
The genus Oedura is made up of many various species found from one corner of the Australian continent to the other...
» Rhynchoedura Ornata (Beaked Gecko)
The Beaked Gecko is named for its slender, narrow snout which ends in a resemblance to a beak is found in various arid areas of the continent...

» Temperature Based Gecko Sex Determination/Diapause
I have successfully hatched out a total of 15 juveniles in the past number of seasons and have experienced limited change to incubation periods, even with a variance of moisture and humidity, and also while attempting a cooling period during the incubation...
» Cricket Breeding
I have had great success breeding crickets for over 15 years using the following process...
» Gecko Sexing
Diagrams of typical sex determining variations between the sexes in Nephrurus, Oedura and Strophurus species...
» Gecko Egg Incubation Procedures
Easy incubation method that successfully incubates and hatches juveniles at a 95% hatch rate...